Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton misses the Barclays Premiership match at home to Blackburn tomorrow through suspension.

Manchester City striker Paul Dickov has been ruled out for up to eight weeks because of a broken toe.

Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton is available after suspension for the Barclays Premiership match against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium tomorrow.

Trevor Sinclair is aiming to win a new deal at Manchester City.

MANCHESTER CITY manager Stuart Pearce has urged Stephen Ireland to be more selfish if he is to become a hit in the Premiership.

Stephen Ireland finally scored his first goal for Manchester City as Stuart Pearce’s side ended a run of three successive defeats.

Alex Ferguson has expressed his concern at the influence TV schedules will have on the outcome of this season’s Premiership title.

Manchester City’s 32-year wait for an Old Trafford win goes on but United moved another step closer in their quest to end a three-year title drought with another derby-day triumph.

Aston Villa 1 Manchester City 3

Darren Bent scored again as Charlton clung on for only their second Premiership win of the season after Manchester City failed to end their away-day misery.

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce is finally starting to see some relief from the injuries which have plagued his side this season.

Ben Thatcher returns from an eight-match ban as Manchester City look to bounce back from last week’s mauling at Wigan by beating Middlesbrough on Monday.

Goalkeeper Nicky Weaver remains Manchester City’s major doubt for tomorrow’s trip to Wigan.

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce is sweating on the fitness of goalkeeper Nicky Weaver for tomorrow’s Eastlands encounter with Sheffield United.

Ousmane Dabo returns from suspension as Manchester City look to end of a run of 10 defeats in their last 11 away games by beating Everton at Goodison Park.

Blackburn 4 Manchester City 2

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce has handed debuts to Dietmar Hamann and Hatem Trabelsi for his side’s Premiership clash with Blackburn at Ewood Park today.

Reading 1 Man City 0

Ben Thatcher looks certain to have his in-house suspension extended to cover Manchester City’s Premiership encounter with Reading on September 11.

Manchester City have completed the signing of Tunisian World Cup defender Hatem Trabelsi from Ajax.

Ukraine 1 Tunisia 0

Spain 3 Tunisia 1

Inter Milan 1 Ajax 0 (Aggregate: 3-2 Inter)

Internazionale 1 Ajax 0 (Internazionale win 3-2 on aggregate)

The January transfer window has largely been used as an opportunity for Premiership clubs to tweak or bolster their squads rather than make wholesale changes.

MIDDLESBROUGH boss Steve McClaren, pictured, has admitted he will have to sell before he can buy in the January transfer window.

DAVID TREZEGUET is looking to pull level with the legendary John Charles in Juventus’ all-time scoring chart in tonight’s Champions League Group A clash against Bayern Munich at the Stadio Delle Alpi.

A mountainous injury list is casting a giant shadow over Ajax’s preparations for their Champions League clash with Arsenal tomorrow night.

Arsenal have signed Ivory Coast international Emmanuel Eboue on a four-and-a-half year contract from Beveren, according to the Belgian club.

Arsene Wenger revealed Arsenal are interested in Spanish midfielder Miguel Angulo – but insisted a deal may still not be possible before the transfer window closes next week.

ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has not given up hope of signing Ajax defender Hatem Trabelsi before the transfer window closes.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger revealed he has not yet given up hope of signing Ajax defender Hatem Trabelsi before the transfer window closes.

ALAN SMITH is back playing in the front line after a three-year absence and he could not feel more at home.

ARSENAL'S bid to sign Tunisian right back Hatem Trabelsi from Ajax is on the brink of collapse as manager Arsene Wenger continues to insist Patrick Vieira will not be leaving the Gunners for Real Madrid.

Arsenal’s bid to sign Tunisian right back Hatem Trabelsi from Ajax is on the brink of collapse – as manager Arsene Wenger continues to insist Patrick Vieira will not be leaving the Gunners.

ARSENE WENGER says that Real Madrid have assured him they have not approached Patrick Vieira.

Ajax have confirmed newspaper reports which suggest full-back Hatem Trabelsi is on the verge of a move to Arsenal.

ARSENAL are close to agreeing a deal with Ajax for their outstanding full-back Hatem Trabelsi.

Alex Ferguson has called on his Manchester United players to put last season’s title triumph out of their minds when they square up to Arsenal in tomorrow’s FA Community Shield.

AJAX coach Ronald Koeman should be able to start with almost his strongest line-up when the Dutch champions face AC Milan in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tonight.

Martin O'Neill admits he's worried abut how long Alan Thompson will be sidelined.

Japan set up a World Cup second-round tie with Turkey thanks to a 2-0 win over Tunisia.